CA 120, Yosemite Lake Campgrounds, Tuolumne Meadows Camping, Tioga Pass Hwy 120

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Groveland, Yosemite, Mono Lake, Benton Hot Springs

California 120

Yosemite Park Highway

HWY 120 connects the California Central Valley to the high desert hot springs of Benton, via the highest pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. (Yosemite NP Tioga @ 9945' elev.) Groveland and Gold Country foothills climb past reservoirs and outdoor recreation abounds. Rivers, creeks, camps, canyons and giant domes. Slim pavement runs over meadows and granite within Yosemite National Park, and heads east to Lee Vining Canyon -- this area is kniwn as the Yosemite Highcountry. Tuolumne Meadows, Teneya Lake, Lambert Dome, Tioga Lake.

NOTE - Annual winter closure: October thru May
always check route plans w/ Caltrans before you travel

Yosemite National Park Map

Yosemite High Country Map

Half Dome Map

Tuolumne Meadows Map

California 120 - The Tioga Pass

towns	area attractions	lakes & rivers
Manteca Escalon Oakdale Knights Ferry Chinese Camp Moccasin Big Oak Flat Moccasin Groveland Coulterville Buck Meadows Harden Flat Mather Foresta Yosemite Valley Lee Vining Benton	Stanislaus Rodeo Grounds Hersey Chocolate Factory Stanislaus National Forest Red Cloud County Park Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Meadows Tioga Pass Inyo National Forest Mono Lake County Park Glass Mountain Benton Hot Springs Ancient Bristlecone Pines	Stanislaus River Woodward Reservoir Rodden Lake Tulloch Reservoir Don Pedro Lake Tuolumne River Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Cherry Lake Lake Eleanor Yosemite Creek Tenaya Lake Tioga Lake Saddlebag Lake Ellery Lake Lee Vining Creek Mono Lake Park Mono Craters Inyo Hot Springs Dexter Creek Adobe Creek Black Lake

activities	NP camping	campgrounds
Antique Shopping Backpacking Backroads Cross Country Ski Fishing Hangliding Hiking Horseback Riding Kayaking Mountain Biking Off Roading Paragliding River Rafting Rock Climbing Snowboarding Snow Skiing Snow Shoeing Wildflowers	Hodgdon Meadow Crane Flat Tamarack Flat White Wolf Yosemite Creek Porcupine Flat Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Camp	Don Pedro Reservoir: Moccasin Point Campground Stanislaus NF Yosemite West: The Pines Campground Lost Claim Campground Lumsden Bridge Sweetwater Campground Lumsden Campground Moore Creek Group Camp Dimond Campground Middle Fork Campground Carlon Campground Inyo National Forest Yosemite East: Tioga Lake Campground Junction Campground Saddlebag Lake Campground Ellery Lake Campground Sawmill Lake Campground Lee Vining Canyon: Big Bend Campground Aspen Grove Campground Boulder Campground Moraine Campground Cattleguard Campground

Hwy. 120 Chamber of Commerce
800/4-HWY-120

HWY 120 dead ends at HWY 6 at Benton, about 30 miles N of Bishop, CA. Continue driving straight (crossing 6) - the road becomes dirt, climbing up Montgomery Creek, leading to the historic mining camp known as Montgomery City. (4x4 required) This terrain is part of the Inyo NF White Mountains, with Ancient Bristlecone Pines to the south. Montgomery Peak sits at a hefty 13,441' elevation right on the California-Nevada state border.

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